Lunch Convos

What’s the Big Idea?: Plugging into the Northeast’s Water & Energy Innovation Scene

Hosted by: Kimberly Herb of NECEC Institute

Kim is Senior Program Manager – Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the NECEC Institute, joining the company in January 2012. She brings experience as a business owner and policy analyst and many years of expertise in the clean energy industry. Until recently she was the Principal of Cork Tree Consulting, an energy and climate policy consulting firm in Durango, Colorado, where she worked in the areas of regional energy policy, clean energy pricing, demand side management, climate change adaptation, and clean energy program evaluation. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the Gaylord Nelson School for Environmental Studies, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from St. John’s College. Kim currently serves on the STAR Community Index Energy and Climate Technical Advisory Committee and previously served as the chair of the Smart Energy Committee of the Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado.